adj. 25B6; adjective MORALISTIC, moralizing, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pietistic, pious, priggish, judgemental; pompous, pontifical, self-important; informal preachifying, preachy; Brit. informal pi.
SENTENTIOUS
Meaning of SENTENTIOUS in English
Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012